27 June 2012 5am to meet the LC-130 and our arrival in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Summary

We began our day at 5am with the 109th Air National Guard picking us up and taking us to the "airport". There we waited for our flight to be ready. While we waited, we took our first group picture.

JSEP 2012 US Delegation first group picture at the 109th ANG

Today the students took their first LC-130H ride from Albany, NY to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Its a 6 hour flight. So what do the students do on a 6 hour flight to Greenland?

Maeve McCormick (Idaho) convinced the LoadMaster to let her borrow his extra flight suit and helmet for part of the trip

Dana Cucci (New York) and Sydney Barnes (Arizona) listened to music and became "BESTIES"

Agnes Avakumoff (Alaska), Alex Schmidt (Washington State) and Marisa LaRouche (Colorado) just enjoyed the ride

And so did I.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow we plan to take a hike around Kangerlussuaq and unpack and test our science equipment. The Kangerlussuaq Science Field School begins in two days on June 29, 2012.

Today's Vocabulary

We learned the Greenlandic words for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Morgenmad, Frokost, and Aftensmad

And that the name "Kangerlussuaq" can be found on the map several times as it generically means Large FjordA deep U-shaped valley formed by glacial erosion, which is filled with seawater as the glacier retreats.